Posts tagged Poverty
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Housing is a big part of inequality in Washington. We need more housing, and more affordable housing, to fix it
There’s a lot of inequality in our region, including housing, where low-wage households living farther out spend more time and money traveling than wealthier ones closer in. A new report quantifies these problems and recommends reforming zoning to build more housing, as well as expanding subsidized housing. The report, from The Commonwealth Insititute, DC Fiscal… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver lining
Birth of a new line; Vote in Maryland; Build nothing on Bradley; Suburban inversion?; Bad stadium timing; A widening gap; Checking out the Internet; Point up, not down; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Drawing the line
New lines for schools; The Tax Warrior II; A better tax option?; Too tired?; Was it “just an accident?”; Silver Line could get a date; Where the housing is affordable; No more secret meetings; Underground railroad. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Education-related developments in the DC mayoral race
Bowser would keep Henderson: The Democratic mayoral nominee ended her previous noncommittal stance and made it clear that, if elected, she would keep the current DCPS Chancellor. (Post) Schools and the DC mayoral race: Politico takes a look at the prominence of education issues in the contest between DC Councilmembers Muriel Bowser and David Catania. Westboro 10, Wilson… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike hassles
Don’t bike to the Capitol?; No share for bike shops; Bye-bye bike lane; Shrinking units, steady demand; Connecting counties; Speed camera revenue slows down; MARC’s map is “slipshod” and “ugly”; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mo’ MoveDC
What about drivers?; Lessons from Amsterdam; Remaking Little Washington; Metro opens (restroom) doors; The highest wage in the land; Building for resilience and livability; No drunk driving without driving; An ISO standard for cities; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Keeping disadvantaged students on track to and through college
From DC General to Georgetown U: The valedictorian at Anacostia High School, who lives in the homeless shelter at the former hospital, is going to Georgetown on a full scholarship. (Post) Going to college with a posse: Sending low-income students to colleges in groups can help them make it through to graduation. (Ed Week) The way to prevent dropouts: A relative handful of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better input
Vote for AG; Bringing color to Silver; Closing DC General the answer?; A better traffic light?; A better bar crawl?; Do meetings matter?; Change in Del Ray; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Back into the ring on changes in student assignment policies
School boundaries, round two: The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education will release another set of draft recommendations the week of June 9, which will incorporate the sometimes vociferous community feedback to the first set. Community meetings will be held the following week. (Post) Time for a mayoral debate? Muriel Bowser has said she won’t debate her rival David… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Mapping the contours of child poverty in DC
Where do DC’s at-risk kids live?: Interactive maps provide neighborhood-by-neighborhood data on where kids live in poverty and with single mothers, and where students score lowest on reading and math tests. (DC Action for Children) Anti-gay group targets Wilson High: The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church plans to protest next month at the Ward 3 school’s… Keep reading…